[tor-talk] Running a Tor exit node on a VPS: does location of node matter?

[Andrew F]

There should be an FAQ for this.   This question comes up often.
I would do it, but I don't have the information.


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Sean Alexandre <sean at alexan.org> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 05, 2013 at 04:02:19PM +0100, Bernard Tyers - ei8fdb wrote:
> > I am researching running a Tor exit node on a hosted VPS. I am currently
> looking at a big list of VPSs (www.lowendbox.com - thanks Moritz).
> >
> > Most are similar - bandwidth, RAM, disk, IPs, etc.
> >
> > For me as the operator of the node, does the location of the node, or
> more importantly the location of the datacentre/s where the VPS will live
> have any impact?
> >
> > As a European country citizen does it make sense to locate the node in
> the US/Canada/Asia/Europe?
>
> Here are some useful useful links on running a Tor exit node...
>
> The Legal FAQ for Tor Relay Operators
> https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html.en
>
> Tips for Running an Exit Node with Minimal Harassment
> https://blog.torproject.org/blog/tips-running-exit-node-minimal-harassment
>
> GoodBadISPs
> https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/GoodBadISPs
>
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